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Ireland

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Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Note about Fear Achnacrois, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/42
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A note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire that Fear Achnacrois brought Irish workers over from Ireland to work lint on Lismore [Lios Mòr] and that this man was a relation of Alexander Carmichael's.

Dates: August 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note about Iona and Saint Columba, 1886

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/313
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Note which reads "Hebraice dictur Iona" Adam[nan] Saint Columba left Ireland of his own accord - Scotia is not Scot[land] even tho[ugh] of old Ireland so Ui is now island'.

Dates: 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note about the first men on Lismore to own a vessel, August 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/54
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Note probably collected from Christina Campbell née Macintyre, Lios Mòr/Lismore Earra, Ghàidheal/Argyllshire that the first two men on Lismore [Lios Mòr] to have a vessel used to trade to Ireland. They married there and had children which came to Lismore and Glasgow [Glaschu].

Dates: August 1883
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Note entitled 'St Barr of Finbarr First Bishop of Cork', c1872

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW90/175
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Note, written by an unknown individual, entitled 'St Barr of Finbarr First Bishop of Cork' detailing the life of St Barr and including references to sources for his life history. The text is written in ink but on folio 71v in Carmichael's hand is written 'He was bishop of Caithness'.

Dates: c1872
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notebook No.111, July 1843-11 August 1843

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/111
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through France (started in previous notebook, Number 110), London, and Bristol (continued in following notebook Number 112). It is dated July to Aug 11th 1843. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Lyell's own index Index. July to Aug[ust] 11th 1843. France - London -...
Dates: July 1843-11 August 1843
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notes about a purchase and vocabulary, 23 March 1877

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW108/23
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Note probably collected from Anthony Campbell, Kentangval [Ceann Tangabhal/Kentangaval, Barraigh/Barra] about a purchase made by James MacNeill mac Ghilleaspaig Neill in Ireland. Also, Gaelic names for turbot and halibut, which have been scored out.

Dates: 23 March 1877
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Notes about fish, shellfish and crustaceans, June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/88
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Notes about fish, shellfish and crustaceans collected on Ìle/Islay, including that 'Abhain Chul Davach Co[unty] Donegal [is] paved with siolag.' and listing differnt types of fish and their English name equivalent. Also notes that 'Long shells - fan-like got off Coll on one bank. On House Bank - 11 in[ches] long.' Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: June 1887
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Notes for lectures given in Dublin, late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/2
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Notes for 2 lectures given in Dublin. Sir Archibald Geikie looked at the evolution of scenery around the British Isles. He looked particularly at those elements formed by erosion, such as river valleys, using many locations as examples. He also looked at the formation of tablelands and other geological features and how these have impacted on the people and society in the localities.

Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Lecture notes

Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/9/1
Scope and Contents Notes for 6 lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', encompasing a wide variety of related subjects. Sir Archibald Geike looked at various geological periods and how both the areas occupied by land and water changed over time. He looked at the creation of many geological formations, at the materials they were composed of and the processes involved, including the infleunce of different elements within the natural world. He used as examples numerous locations, mostly within the British Isles but...
Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Lecture notes

Papers relating to Raised Beaches, 1890s-1900s

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Identifier: Coll-74/3
Scope and Contents

The Papers relating to the Raised Beaches series consist of:


  1. Correspondence, notes and illustrations concerning Raised Beaches and other related geological matters.
Dates: 1890s-1900s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

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